{"id":24,"date":"2017-08-21T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T15:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/washington-staging\/wordpress\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:46:33","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/washington\/parents\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-24570 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/parentsquare-300x225.png\" alt=\"ParentSquare illustration\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> Washington Middle School uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what you can do with ParentSquare<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification<\/li>\n<li>Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm<\/li>\n<li>Communicate in your preferred language<\/li>\n<li>Comment on school postings to engage with your school community<\/li>\n<li>Direct message teachers, staff and other parents<\/li>\n<li>Participate in group messages<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for parent-teacher conferences<\/li>\n<li>Send payments, sign forms &amp; permission slips, receive report cards, sign up to volunteer and more all from your desktop or mobile device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1257204335\"> \n\t<div id=\"col-1150161029\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Handouts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_sxhe9Cxje3bWFehwh29RuVSc4qi4vVk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started Guide &#8211; English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xqAL8s7qiZSH6vaYsBi7mk_Ip7vmToNL\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started Guide &#8211; Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/links.psqr.io\/2SZMzW3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips for Parents &amp; Guardians &#8211; English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/links.psqr.io\/3osVOJX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips for Parents &amp; Guardians &#8211; Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t \n\t<div id=\"col-578783380\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Download the app<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.parentsquare.psapp&amp;hl=en_US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/google-play.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" width=\"200\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/parentsquare\/id908126679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/app-store.png\" alt=\"Download on the iOS App Store\" width=\"200\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentsquare.com\/signin\">ParentSquare website<\/a> on a computer. \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<h3>English<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ParentSquare Overview for Parents &amp; Guardians\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOaxk_u0mqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Spanish<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ParentSquare Overview for Parents &amp; Guardians - Spanish\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sakfLnbwiB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Middle School uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. 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